Antonyms for proactive
proʊˈæk tɪvproac·tive

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1. proactiveadjective

   Antonyms:
   reactive

   Synonyms:
   forward-looking, anticipatory, active stance

2. proactiveadjective

   Acting in advance to deal with an expected change or difficulty

   We can deal with each problem as it pops up, or we can take a proactive stance and try to prevent future problems.

   Synonyms:
   anticipatory, active stance, forward-looking

   Antonyms:
   reactive

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1. • Psychology

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. proactiveadjective

   descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently

   "proactive inhibition"; "proactive interference"

   Antonyms:
   passive, retroactive, inactive

2. proactiveadjective

   (of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens

   Antonyms:
   passive, inactive, retroactive

How to use proactive in a sentence?

1. Gina Hawkins:

   If I want to be successful, I'm going to have to be extremely proactive in building relationships with people who don't want relationships.

2. The US Energy Department:

   This is an open call for all Americans who are passionate about taking a proactive role in tackling the climate crisis and want to join the team that is best positioned to lead this transformative work, solving the world's greatest challenge will require the inclusion of all voices, perspectives and experiences -- and we need people like you to ensure that DOE fulfills on our commitment to accelerating the clean energy transition to reduce emissions and save our planet.

3. Lynnette Khalfani-Cox:

   Consumers who are the most proactive and say, 'Here's where I stand,' will get a lot better response than those who do nothing.

4. Mark Thomas:

   There remains a need for a proactive, permanent security presence in the area during the hours of darkness.

5. Loren Weisman:

   The people who blame everything and every body else for their lack of success, tended to continue to have a lack of success. Your Proactive, problem solving minded, assertive and responsible approach is going to carry you much further than whining, blaming, pointing fingers and justifying your failures.

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